FGUS83 KDVN 042134 RVSDVN IAC011-019-031-045-055-057-061-087-095-097-101-103-105-107-111-113- 115-139-163-177-183-ILC011-015-067-071-073-085-109-131-155-161-177- 187-195-MOC045-199-052200- HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 333 PM CST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...MISSISSIPPI RIVER ICE CONDITIONS FROM BELOW LOCK AND DAM 10 TO BELOW GREGORY LANDING AS OF 3/4/2008... .SUMMARY... THE WARM WEATHER LAST WEEKEND CAUSED THE ICE TO DIMINISH SOME DOWNSTREAM OF DAM 16. .MISSISSIPPI RIVER ICE INFORMATION... WATER UPSTREAM L&D TEMP. COVER DEPTH EXTENT REMARKS POOL (F) (%) (IN) (MI) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 32 100 10 30 STATIONARY..CLEAR 11 32 100 14 30 STATIONARY..CLEAR 12 32 100 19 24 STATIONARY..CLEAR 13 32 100 8 30 STATIONARY..CLEAR 14 34 40 1 1 STATIONARY..LAYERED 15 33 --- -- -- NO REPORT 16 32 50 12 12 CLEAR ICE 17 32 10 3 1 ROTTEN 18 32 20 4 2 STATIONARY..ROTTEN 19 32 80 4 1 RUNNING..BREAKING .OUTLOOK THROUGH MARCH 11TH... TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO STAY BELOW NORMAL FOR MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK. NORMAL HIGHS FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF MARCH RANGE FROM AROUND 40 AT DUBUQUE TO THE MIDDLE 40S AT BURLINGTON. NORMAL LOWS FOR THE SAME PERIOD RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S AT DUBUQUE TO AROUND 30 AT BURLINGTON. THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN A SLIGHT INCREASE OF ICE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. .THE EXTENDED TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LONG RANGE TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK FOR MARCH (UPDATED AND RE-ISSUED FEBRUARY 29) INDICATES AN EXPECTATION THAT TEMPERATURES SHOULD RUN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST WHEN THE ENTIRE MONTH IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE NEXT ICE STATEMENT WILL BE RELEASED ON TUESDAY MARCH 11 2008. $$ DLF